Re: Update from Jim

[FDShade@aol.com]

Welcome to our newest members:

Parmentier, Andr --------andreparmentier@wanadoo.be----Forri res, Belgium
1938 TA 2344 11938

======and

Poe, Jesse---------------------jessepoe@hotmail.com------------Athens, TN, USA
1948 TC

who writes:

I have been an MG- TC enthisiast since I was 13 years old. That was many
years ago. I purchased My MG in 1979 as a rolling chassis. The body was in
two pieces and several boxes. I constructed a new ash frame and retacked
the steel
after prepping and epoxy coating the inside surfaces. The car is basicilly
completed with the exception of final alignment of hood to body and grill
shell. The grill shell had at one time wear from the hood side and a braze
repair was made but slight distortion is evident. Any knowledge of a good
original? Mine is good and could be made first rate in the hands of a
capable person. Know who he might be? I have a rare Arnolt lever action
radiator cap and a really nice Moto-Lita steerling wheel. I know they are
not original but look really nice on the car. Always looking for tips and
restoration help. I have restored several vehicles over the years including
a Lotus Elan +2S, Bugeyes,a couple of MGBs Jaguar E type, Lamborghini Urraco
and two Panteras. I'm currently finishing a '48 Fiat Topolino, '32 Ford
Pick-up Street Rod and the TC. I can honestly say the TC has been the most
difficult to get right. I would be most intersted in your eMail list.

======and

We now have pledges for 111 T-ABC car adges. Austin Baer is working on a
vendor, with some help from Joe Bernert. I have sent a confirmation message
to all members who have ordered badges. If you want a badge and did not
receive a confirmation notice please let me know.

=====and

that's it for now from Jim Shade in not-so-sunny California; raining this
week and the top of my TC has been removed and is stored in the garage - so I
must drive my wifes' car.

[FDShade@aol.com]

Welcome to our newest member:

T.R.Raghunandan-----------kaigrain@bgl.vsnl.net.in---------------Bangalore,
India
1946 TC 1009 XPAG 1651

=======and

We now have orders for 120 badges !!!

If you need information on badges - please email FDShade@aol.com.

=======and last --- but not least

When you want to suspend receipt of T-ABC messages -
due to going on vacation etc., PLEASE

1. go to http://www.egroups.com
2. login with your email address and password (or click on "My Space")
3. click on the blue "mg-tabc"
4. click on "modify subscription"
5. scroll to "read it on the web only" in the Delivery Mode
6. click on "Apply Change"

When you return from vacation, you can reverse the process.

======and that's it from

Jim Shade, West Covina CA (raining here again !!!)

[FDShade@aol.com]

Welcome to our new member:

Richmond, Dave----DAVELIZ@mgoctorig.freeserve.co.uk----Preston, England
1946 TC 0316 C 26805

who writes:

You may be interested in my small (first attemt) website and please
feel free to add it to your site of special interest, suppliers or whatever
you think fit - http://www.mgoctorig.freeserve.co.uk/mgpage

=======I took a look at Dave's website and found this

Octagon Originals is a small business founded in 1979 by Dave and Liz
Richmond. For the last 20 years we have been supplying MG owners and
enthusiasts world wide with items relating to this famous marque. Our core
business is the supply of original publications produced by the MG Car
Company Abingdon on Thames. The items include workshop manuals, parts lists,
handbooks, sales brochures, colour charts etc. We also have a large selection
of other marque related items such as models including mint and boxed,
showroom dealership signs, badges, postcards, showroom posters, books -
including some rare titles as well as more modern publications.

===and here is information that might be of interest to some

When you want to suspend T-ABC email ( for vacation etc )

1. go to http://www.egroups.com
2. login with your email address and password (or click on "My Space")
3. click on the blue "mg-tabc"
4. click on "modify subscription"
5. in the "Delivery Mode" select "read on the web only"
6. click on "Apply Change"

and you can reverse the process at any time

====and

car badge requests now up to 131 and Austin is making good progress on the
vendor.

====and

That's if for now from Jim Shade in (sunny once again) West Covina California

[FDShade@aol.com]

Welocme new members:

Littleton, Wayne-----------littletn@alaska.net-----------Palmer, AK, USA
1938 TA 2270 XPAG 29927

===and

Cordsen, Ben----------sculptart@aol.com----------Fort Collins, CO, USA
1947 TC 4260 A 84026

====and

Holtman, Hans-----hholtman@get2net.dk-----Charlottenlund. Denmark
1946 TC 1095 XPAG 1753

who writes:

I am the Regional co-ordinator for Denmark for the Octagon Car Club,England.

=====but good-bye to

Perigo, Gregory-------------Maynard078@aol.com---------Fort Wayne, IN, USA
Editor, http://www.mg-magazine.com/">MG Magazine
(www.mg-magazine.com)

====and

I recently discovered that T-ABC member David Lawley (dlawley@golden.net) is
an artist - and what do you think he paints? Well check out the http://cgi.ebay.aol.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=272315649">MG
TC Watercolor he has up for auction on eBay at:

http://cgi.ebay.aol.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=272315649

"This painting shows the MGTC in action. The 20x16 full color limited edition
art print is numbered and signed by the artist David Lawley."

=====and

I just emailed all members who, according to my records, have ordered T-ABC
car badges. If you ordered a badge AND DID NOT RECEIVE that email please let
me know. And if you have not yet ordered a car badge(s) and would like to,
please email your request to -> FDShade@aol.com

====and

That's it for now from Jim Shade in sunny southern California where the rain
has stopped and I am no longer sorry that my TC's top (hood?) is stored in
the rafters of my garage.

[FDShade@aol.com]

=====First a work of condolence

to our member Barc Cunningham (barcc@syd.auracom.com) who wrote:

Jim; I have been away from the list for a while [my wife was sick for a number
of months and passed away]

(Barc went on to ask for an update on some information he might have missed)

Sorry for your loss Barc - hope our "List" community can brighten your days.

====Now - welcome to our new member

Gardner, Bill--------------sbsbillgardner@worldnet.att.net------------Keller,
TX, USA
1939 TB Tickford 0263 XPAG 558

who writes:

I'm restoring a 39 TB Tickford. I'd be
interested in knowing if you have any other Tickford owners in the group.

===but goodbye to

Sullivan, Jim & Jan---------- JorJSullivan@email.msn.co---------Kent, WA, USA
1949 TC 7517 EXU XPAG 8227

===and goodbye to

Bonkowski, Steve --------stevebonk@earthlink.net ---South Barrington, IL, USA
1946 TC 2031 XPAG 2648

who writes:

I am planning to sell my TC. Please remov e me from your mailing list.

====that makes 18 members we have lost to date:

1 - Moore, Bob and Bev ------- bevnbob@earthlink.net -----------Vacaville,
CA, USA
1948 TC 5506 XPAG 6017

2 - Zurliene, Don --------------------- donz1@papadocs.com -----------
Trenton, IL, USA
1949 TC 8387

3 - Killingworth, Mike -------- Mkilla@iaccess.com.au ----- Ocean
Grove,Victoria, Au
1946 TC 1918 XPAG 2462
1948 TC 6173 under restoration

4 - Leo, Tony --------------------tonyleo@pacbell.net -----------San
Francisco, CA, USA
1945 TC 0254 Gold Seal Motor # A-47325

5- Harvie, Arlina --------------------- miztli@sj.bigger.net
------------Sunnyside, CA, USA
1949 TC

6 - Ludwick, Arthur and Sarah------------ludwickA@aol.com -------Glendora,
CA, USA
1946 TC 1882 XPAG 9201

7 - Harper, Natalie -----------------StegMD@aol.com
-------------------Fountain, CO, USA


8 - Snider, Bob
---------------------BobSnider@webtv.net-----------------Salem, SC, USA
1937 TA 0893 Eng # 54591

9 - Crandall, Jim and Norma ---- jcrandall@vcnet.com ------------ Oxnard, CA,
USA
1949 TC 7390 XPAG 8064

10 - Cartwright, Stephen -------steph@dove.net.au----Victor Harbor, South
Australia


11 - Huntley, Steve ---------------------isimass@aol.com ------------------
Berlin, MA, USA
1948 TC 5574

12 - Pickard, Robert -------------- dejzydeu@interpath.com ---- Nags Head,
NC, USA
1948 TC 6949

13 - Knight, Cliff
------------------Cliff@ck02.freeserve.co.uk-----------------Gloucester, UK
1939 TA 2992 XPAGA23024

14 - Price, Mike ---------------------------pricemi@itl.net----------Jersey,
Channel Islands
1946 TC 1787 XPAG 4004

15 - Thomas, James----James_RE_Thomas@compuserve.com----Chichester, UK
1937 TA 1717 MPJG2108

16 - Perigo, Gregory-------------Maynard078@aol.com---------Fort Wayne, IN,
USA
Editor, MG Magazine
(www.mg-magazine.com)

17 - Sullivan, Jim & Jan---------- JorJSullivan@email.msn.co---------Kent,
WA, USA
1949 TC 7517 EXU XPAG 8227

18 - Bonkowski, Steve --------stevebonk@earthlink.net ---South Barrington,
IL, USA
1946 TC 2031 XPAG 2648

===but T-ABC member Carl Fritz (CFritz7001@aol.com)

recently recruited four new T-ABC members. He wrote: " I visit a number of
other MG sites. For the past month or so, whenever I have come across
someone who appears to be a TA, TB, or TC type person, I've sent them a brief
e-mail telling them about TABCs Forever, and encouraging them to visit the
site, then join us."

=== Good idea Carl

Now if each of us recruited four new members we would have 1150 members !

======If you run out of things to say about originality -vs- functionality

you can always listen to some great old music at The Red Hot Jazz Archive
(http://www.redhotjazz.com) About 2000 early american jazz songs from the
1920's.

===and that's if for this time from

Jim Shade, West Covina CA

[FDShade@aol.com]

Welcome to our new member:

Dubaldi,
Peter---------------PDUBALDI@sje.stjoe.org--------------------Eureka, CA
1947 TC 3780 XPAG 4500

who writes:

I would also like to place an ad in the classifieds at this time:

Wanted- Early profile MG TC right rear fender. My car has a mismatched =
set. Have excellent late style (deeper valanced) right rear TC fender to =
trade or will offer for sale after correct fender is obtained. I can =
provide templates to test profile. Please contact Peter Dubaldi, (707) =
442-0872, peter.dubaldi@ps.net

======and here are a couple of sites for wire wheels

http://www.britishwirewheel.com/
http://www.orson-equipment.com/

===and that's it

Jim Shade, West Covina CA

[FDShade@aol.com]

Welcome to our new member:

Shanker, Awini Ambuj ---------alviss@hotmail.com----------------New Delhi,
India
1946 TC ???? XPAG 1061

who writes:

I do not know the car number because the plates on the bulkhead are
missing and there is welding repair on the chassis rail,the car needs total
restoration and quite a few parts are missing, including the front
suspention, but mechanically it is nearly complete and is unmolested.
Regards,
Awini Ambuj Shanker
53 Golf Links
New Delhi INDIA

========and that's it for now

Jim Shade, West Covina CA

[FDShade@aol.com]

Welcome to our new members:

Hoak,
Bill----------------------------billou@iopener.net------------------Cambria,
CA, USA
1947 TC 2887 XPAG 3599

=======and

Young, Steve -----------------FatFendr47@aol.com------------------Torrance,
CA, USA

No car - but he wrote

I would like to join your group although I don't own a MG now I did own a 63
Midget and a 69 BGT (both long stories involving theft and fire).

What I would like to do, would be to find my dads old 49 TC #TC6981 and buy
it, if you know of any one who could help me in this endeavor, I would be
forever grateful.

Thanks,
Steve Young

=======and

Pullen, Rick--rpullen@Exchange.FULLERTON.EDU--Yorba Linda, CA, USA
1948 TC

(Rick will send info on his car and engine numbers later)

======and

I'm finally back on the road - with one of Phil Marino's super rear axle jobs
which includes sealed bearings (that's why I had to remove the bearing
carrier). It took me two days to take it apart (Phil Marino told me not to
quit my day job) - but it took me only an hour to put it back together.

Jim Shade, West Covina CA

[FDShade@aol.com]

Welcome to our 240th member:

Evers, Julian-------Julian.Evers@liebert-hiross.com-------Reading, Berkshire,
UK
1947 TC 3382 XPAG 4017

Who writes:

I am particularly keen at present to correspond (Email) with whoever is
compiling the list of TC factory and related period literature. I have a
small collection, including the entire pack supplied to new UK owners in
1947. Perhaps you could pass my EMail address to the person concerned and I
could let him have the details.

=====and

Did you know that you can review past email messages at
http://www.egroups.com where messages are archived by the month.

=====and that's it for now from

Jim Shade, West Covina CA

[FDShade@aol.com]

Welcome our new members:

Irwin, David---------dairwin_2000@yahoo.com----Horley, Surrey, England
1948 TC 6132 XPAG 6799

who writes:

"I had been looking for a TC for some time, before choosing this example
(originally seen on the internet). The car has been owned and driven in LA
for over 20 years, but in early 2000 repatriated to the UK. The US style
bumpers have been removed, and general tidying is underway. The photos were
taken the day the car arrived in the UK. It is my hope to enjoy driving the
car for a while before undergoing more thorough restoration work."

======and

Johnson, Bob---------rjdirect@linkcc.com-------Crescent City, CA, USA
1946 TC 1450 XPAG 58371

who writes:

Just purchased this car from the eastern US. Should arrive here in northern
CA in about 3 weeks. After I go through it and clean it up I'll send some
pix suitable for the Gallery.

=====and

Nelson, Neil---------nwnel@mediaone.net--------Orange Park, FL, USA
1946 TC 0527 factory replacement engine 55825

=====and last but not least welcome back to

Collins, Bruce ------- bdcollin@bellsouth.net ------ Greenville,SC, USA
1947 TC 2721 XPAG 3355

===and in case you missed it - Austin Baer wrote concerning the T-ABC car
badge project:

the badge artwork is coming along very well... thanks for your patience. One
thought that occurred to me (a few of you were interested in originals, or
wall art) is that the ALPS Printer (used to make metallic inkjet prints on
paper OR acetate (as well as to make decals) could be used to simulate the
badge in 8-1/2 x 11 format for framing. I've contacted a couple of people
that have them, and I'm going to make a couple of prints to proof the artwork
before ordering the badges. I'll keep the list posted on the results.

====and someone asked for the URL for our T-ABC website - so here it is

http://mg-tabc.org/

===and finally

I found the biographical profiles recently submitted by many members to be of
considerable interest. As a suggestion, you might consider posting your
short profile to our egroups page - http://www.egroups.com/group/mg-tabc

For example, you can see mine at - http://www.egroups.com/myprofile

===and that's all from

Jim Shade, West Covina CA